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A 40-year-old man was seriously injured at about 6.30pm yesterday after a collision in Smith’s.
A spokeswoman said the two-vehicle crash involved a car and a motorcycle.
Police diverted traffic away from McGalls Hill, where a car was left blocking bo...
DATE: May 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s roads and the Railway Trail were packed with people headed west on Saturday, whether walking, cycling or running, after the Convex End-to-End returned to full strength after the pandemic.
Organisers claimed that this year’s event had gon...
DATE: May 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Front Street in Hamilton is set for paving improvements starting on May 16.
Work will begin along the section from Burnaby Street to Parliament Street.
It will continue west from the Birdcage to the Ferry Terminal once the initial paving finishes.
A ...
DATE: May 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The controversial bill giving a string of concessions to the developers of the island’s largest hotel was passed by legislators yesterday.
But in a lengthy debate, former Finance Minister Curtis Dickinson clashed with party colleagues when he declare...
DATE: May 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Activists in the British Virgin Islands have predicted widespread opposition to an attempt for direct British rule over the troubled Caribbean territory.
Former Bermuda Governor John Rankin, who became Governor of BVI in January 2021, faces sceptici...
DATE: May 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government employees who are paid weekly may not get their wages tomorrow because of a computer glitch.
Computer systems across several departments – including payroll – have been out of action for most of the day.
Tonight a government spokeswoman s...
DATE: May 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s new Deputy Governor has reflected on the legacy of colonialism along with the positive shared accomplishments of Bermuda and the UK.
Tom Oppenheim, who was twice posted to the British Embassy in Moscow, also shared his sense of tragedy from...
DATE: May 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Harbour Nights returns on June 1 with Butterfield back as lead sponsor, the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce has announced.
Hamilton’s colourful street market from 7pm to 10pm is to run for 14 weeks until the end of August.
Butterfield will host the final...
DATE: May 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A popular guest worker from the Philippines who lost his life in an explosion at his Southampton home on Monday evening has been named by police as Oscar Mascarinas, 49.
A spokesman said his wife, 50, also a Filipino guest worker, remained in critica...
DATE: May 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Three deaths linked to Covid-19 were reported yesterday by health officials, bringing the island’s confirmed death toll from the pandemic to 134.
Bermuda also continues to see a climbing rate of new infections, with 409 active cases – the highest num...
DATE: May 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell